Careers with the School of Pharmacy
School of Pharmacy
10A Victoria St. S.
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada N2G 1C5
Phone: 519-888-4499
Waterloo Pharmacy's role supporting COVID-19 vaccination
- See our COVID-19 Vaccination Website to learn more about submitting and completing vaccination opportunities
The following COVID-19 resources were developed by Professor Kelly Grindrod.
Frequently asked COVID-19 questions:
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What to know about your first vaccination (May 2021)
- AstraZeneca and viral vector vaccines (Feb 2021)
- Busting common myths about mRNA vaccines (Jan 2021)
- Pfizer and Moderna vaccines (Jan 2021)
- Pfizer vs. Moderna and how vaccinating against COVID-19 will work (Nov 2020)
- COVID-19 testing in pharmacies (Oct 2020)
The following resources were created by Prof. Grindrod and collaborators for Pharmacy5in5, an online learning tool for pharmacists, technicians and students.
Permission requests for reproduction, adaptation, translation or other uses of any of these resources in electronic or print media, educational materials etc. should be directed to phrcpd@uwaterloo.ca.
mRNA vaccines:
- How mRNA vaccines work (PDF)
- How mRNA vaccines work French version (PDF)
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines: FAQs (PDF)
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines: FAQs French version (PDF)
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines: FAQs Arabic version (PDF)
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines: FAQs Russian version (PDF)
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines: FAQs Spanish version (PDF)
- COVID-19 mRNA vaccines: FAQs Mandarin version (PDF)
Viral vector vaccines:
- How viral vector vaccines work (PDF)
- Our viral vector FAQ resources in multiple languages are being updated to reflect the latest research. Check back soon for new versions.
Other resources:
- I got AstraZeneca for my first dose, what should I do for my second vaccine? (1-pager) (PDF)
- I got AstraZeneca for my first dose. Which vaccine should I get for my second (6 Pager) (PDF)
- I got AstraZeneca for my first dose. Which vaccine should I get for my second (FAQ) (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Decision Making Tool (PDF)
- 5 things that have changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF)
- Flashcards on pharmacy-specific COVID-19 information (PDF)
- Flashcards on general COVID-19 information (PDF)
- Vaccine pride French flashcard (PDF)
- SIRVA infographic (PDF)
- SIRVA infographic printer friendly (PDF)
- SIRVA infographic - French (PDF)
The above presentation by Prof. Kelly Grindrod was recorded in February 2021 as part of a Region of Waterloo COVID-19 Vaccine Community Stakeholder Information Session. It provides:
- an explanation of how mRNA vaccines work
- a review of COVID-19 vaccinations approved in Canada and other coming vaccines (as of mid-February 2021)
- a review of contraindications and precautions of vaccines and side effects
Video series on preparing the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (5 part series)
Useful resources for Canadian pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 Vaccines
- Canada's vaccine rollout plan (government website)
- Centre for Effective Practice COVID vaccine information (updated regularly)
- Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine monograph (Health Canada)
- NEJM Pivotal study on the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine (Dec 2020)
- Centre for Effective Practice Resources on the mRNA vaccine (updated regularly)
- COVID-19 vaccination and pregnancy (from Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology Canada, updated regularly)
- Report from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (government report, Jan 2021)
- Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists webinars and COVID-19 information page
COVID-19 Testing & Symptoms
- Public Health Ontario. COVID-19 Routes of Transmission – What We Know So Far (July 2020)
- US CDC. Scientific Brief: SARS-CoV-2 and Potential Airborne Transmission (Oct 2020)
- Health Canada. Testing devices for COVID-19 (Sept 2020)
- BMJ Best Practice. Coronavirus disease 2019 (updated regularly)
Influenza Vaccinations
- Suggested best practices for community pharmacy providing influenza immunizations during the COVID-91 pandemic. CPhA 2020.
- Guidance for influenza vaccine delivery in the presence of COVID-19. National Advisory Committee on Immunization 2020.